curlies noun[plural only]4 •Locks of curly hair. •(slang) Pubic hairWhen the condom gets caught on your curlies while you're trying to roll it off. — 2001 •(informal) Curly brackets.Some keywords, such as {abstract}, show up in curly brackets. It's never really clear what should technically be in guillemets and what should be in curlies. — 2004 •(informal) Curly quotes.Doing it manually can be a real drag and messy, but you can use a short macro to change all curlies to straights throughout an entire document. — 1994